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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1918. 1775 God and to implore His aid and protection, the President of the United States e, and he is hereby, respectfully r nested to recommend a day of public humiliation, rayer, andmlasting, to be observed by the Eeople of the United) States with religious solemnity and the 0 ering of fervent supplications to Almighty God for the safetly and we fare of our cause, His blessings on our arms, and_a spee { restoration of an honorable and lasting peace . to the nations of the earth;" i ‘ E ji AND WHEREAS it has always been the reverent habit of the yéiotple of the United States to turn in humble appeal to Almighty for His guidance in the aifairs of their common hfe: c · ,,,,1 mm M8 30 Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President `of the United ma, Pmmlgmaiyqsé States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursda, the thirtieth day §’§,{,,° ,*§'§§2°,’§,‘},"¥,L,’“,i of May, a dafy already freighte with sacred andy stimulating memo- Sgfgjgaiggnwz ries, a day o public umiliation, prayer and fasting and do exhort oialastingpeuce. °° my fellow-citizens of all faiths and creeds to assemble on that day in their several places of worship and there, as well as in their homes, to pray Almighty God that He may forgive our sins and shortcomings as a people and pligify our hearts to see and love the truth, to acce t and defend all t gs that are just and r` ht, and to Dpurpose onli those righteous acts and judgments whicig are in co ormity with His will; beseeching Him that He will give vieto to our armies as they fight for free om, wisdom to those who tsllie counsel on our behalf m these days of dark struggle and perplexity, and steadfastness to our people to make sacrifice to the utmost in support of what is just and true, bringing us-at lastthe peacein which men?s hearts cap; be at rest because it is founded upon mercy, justice and good IN WITNESS W'HEREOF§iI have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be afiixed. L ‘ Done in the District of Columbia this eleventh day of May, in the year of our Lord Nineteen hundred and eighteen and of [sr1A1..] the independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-second. Woonnow WrLsoN. By the President, Ronnirr LANs1No, Secretary of State, Br run Pmzsmmrr or run Umrsn Srxrss or Amnnrca ._]EZE;ll'E;_ A PROCLAMATION WIIEREAS, Under and b virtue of an Act of Congress entitled ,,,,*;,,°§?;,Y‘”"'°°° °°‘“' " An Act to provide further for the national security and defense by P¤¤*¤¤¤*°- encouraging the production, conserving the supply, and controlling the distribution of food roducts and uel," approved by the Pl‘8S1— Smumy pmmom dent on the 10th day of) August, 1917, it is provided among other things as follows: " That, by reason of the existence of a state of war, it is essential to 4’*‘¢»P-*"°· the national security and defense,for the successful prosecution of the war, and for the support and maintenance of the Army and Nag, to assure an adequate supply and e uitable distribution, and to fac - tate the movement of foods, feedsjlfuel, including fuel oil and natural gas, and fertilizer and fertilizer ingredients, tools, utensils, implements, machinery, and equipment required for the actual production of foods, feeds, and fuel, hereafter in this Act called necessanes, to prevent, locall or generally, scarcity, monopolization,hoard1pg, mj urious speculation, manipulations, and private controls, affecting